Untitled (Portrait w/ Boxes)
Mixed Media on Paper
20" x 24 "
$250
Untitled (Two Panels)
Acrylic on Canvas
24.5 " x 30 "
$350
Untitled (Purple Circles)
Mixed Media on Paper
19
" x 25"
$200
| Willie Harris' multitude of sprightly ink drawings
and prints of a wide-eyed elfin figure with outstretched arms, ears and hair are
self-portraits of the artist. A second but less common theme is of his home.
The tension between his fine black lines and dense clusters of scribblings
energizes these and other Harris artwork.
These pieces, we sense, tell a continuous story about the artist. Yet we can
only imagine what he may be thinking about. He is prolific and nearly
obsessed, rarely parting from his two themes.
Institutionalized from age 7 to 22, Harris began at NIAD at age 32 in 1988.
He painted only rectangles, but he had a keen sense of color. His artwork has
since been exhibited at the University of California at Davis Art Gallery and
at other NIAD shows. His work is also represented in private galleries and is
in demand among the outsider art collectors. Harris communicates with picture
symbols, some sign language and gestures, and lives in a board and care home
in Oakland.
Harris' work was recently on display in April 2005 at San Francisco's Concourse
Gallery and at the Arts Benicia Gallery in Benicia, CA.
Untitled (Red Circles)
Acrylic on Canvas
30
" x 24 "
$375
Untitled (Purple & Yellow)
Acrylic on Panel
15.5
" x 12.5 "
$245
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